The Lafayette City-Parish Council meets at 5:30 p.m. today, just more than 24 hours after learning that City-Parish President Joey Durel vetoed almost $750,000 in line items from the budget the CPC finalized a week ago. Notable among the vetoes was $300,000 for paving a pair of recreation center parking lots in Judice and Carencro, as well vetoing a fireman pay plan sponsored by District 2 Councilman Jay Castille. Among the first orders of business at the meeting will be to declare this Fire Prevention Week.
The council faces a relatively full agenda this evening, with 10 ordinances up for final adoption as well as 14 introductory ordinances. Council members will also hear appeals from the owners of four commercial properties seeking to have the assessed value of their property lowered.
The council will also consider two introductory ordinances that could lead to the expropriation of private land. The ordinances, if approved, would declare a proposed fire station on Kaliste Saloom Road and a bridge replacement project on Canaan Road “public necessities.” If delcared public necessities, the land would be acquired through “an amicable basis or through the use of the expropriation process if necessary.”
... written by Clint Reno , October 06, 2009 - 07:24 pm
Is Jay Castille a retired fireman? Would the proposed pay raise change any retirement benefits? Just asking.
... written by northsidian , October 06, 2009 - 09:54 pm
Jay is just trying to take care of his "Peeps" He is from "upper Lafayette" were loyalty still counts!! Where you from Clint?
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , October 07, 2009 - 01:37 am
I WOULD THINK THAT "JOEY" WOULD'NT BE DA PERSON DECLARING THIS WEEK FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, WHA AN IRONIC TWIST, DA "WORM" TURNS ! EH ? YA NEED TA RENAME DA POSITION "DA PRESIDENT OF LAFAYETTE/RIVAH RANCH" INSTEAD OF "LAF. PARISH PRESIDENT" ! FORGIT LAFAYETTE PARISH, JOEY DOES A GREAT JOB OF IGNORING DA PARISH !
... written by Clint Reno , October 07, 2009 - 02:11 pm
That's a good thing that Jay is trying to take care of his "peeps", as all councilmen should have the interests of the constituents that they serve as their priority. But if he stands to benefit personnaly, then who is he really trying to take care of? If that is not the case, then its great that he is supporting the firemen. I have lived on both the south and "upper Lafayette" part of town. I have questioned my respective councilman concerning issues to my district, as well as other councilmen relative to issues that have an impact on the community as a whole, and will continue to do so as a concerned tax paying citizen of this community.
... written by unknown , October 09, 2009 - 05:20 am
To Clint Reno,I've spoken to a fireman that worked with Councilman Castille and he said that Councilman Castille is retired due to an on the job injury during a commercial fire. Once he retired his retirement plan was set and any raises the fire department receives will not effect his pension.
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